Medical information management system, medical information management apparatus, and medical information management method

Abstract

A medical information management system according to an embodiment includes a storage device and a medical information management apparatus. The storage device stores therein pieces of medical information of patients acquired by an extra-order device that acquires medical information without following medical orders issued by a hospital. The medical information management apparatus is configured to obtain medical information of a patient who is to use the hospital, from among the pieces of medical information stored in the storage device. The medical information management apparatus includes a processing circuit configured: to obtain the medical information of the patient who is to use the hospital, from among the pieces of medical information stored in the storage device; to obtain patient identification information uniquely identifying, within the hospital, the patient who is to use the hospital, and to further bring the obtained medical information of the patient into association with the patient identification information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A medical information management system comprising:
 a storage device storing therein pieces of medical information of patients acquired by an extra-order device without following a medical order issued by a hospital; and   a medical information management apparatus configured to obtain medical information of a patient who is to use the hospital, from among the pieces of medical information stored in the storage device, wherein   the medical information management apparatus includes a processing circuit configured to:
 obtain the medical information of the patient who is to use the hospital, from among the pieces of medical information stored in the storage device; and 
 obtain patient identification information uniquely identifying, within the hospital, the patient who is to use the hospital, and bring the obtained medical information of the patient into association with the patient identification information. 
   
     
     
         2 . The medical information management system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the storage device stores therein identification information of the extra-order device, an arrival status at the hospital, and medical information acquired by the extra-order device, so as to be kept in correspondence with one another, and   the processing circuit included in the medical information management apparatus obtains the identification information of the extra-order device and the arrival status at the hospital, and obtains the medical information associated with the identification information of the extra-order device and the arrival status at the hospital, as medical information of the patient who is to use the hospital.   
     
     
         3 . The medical information management system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the storage device stores therein issued identification information issued by the extra-order device and uniquely identifying a patient who used the extra-order device and medical information acquired by the extra-order device, so as to be kept in correspondence with each other, and   the processing circuit included in the medical information management apparatus obtains the issued identification information and further obtains the medical information kept in correspondence with the issued identification information as the medical information of the patient who is to use the hospital.   
     
     
         4 . The medical information management system according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the extra-order device receives the issued identification information issued by another extra-order device and handed over thereto,   the storage device stores therein issued identification information uniquely identifying a same patient among two or more extra-order devices and medical information acquired by the extra-order devices, so as to be kept in correspondence with each other, and   the processing circuit included in the medical information management apparatus obtains the issued identification information and further obtains the medical information kept in correspondence with the issued identification information as the medical information of the patient who is to use the hospital.   
     
     
         5 . The medical information management system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the patient identification information is kept in correspondence with a medical order issued by the hospital, and   the processing circuit included in the medical information management apparatus converts the obtained medical information of the patient into a data format same as a data format of medical information that was obtained by following the medical order and is kept in correspondence with the patient identification information and further brings the medical information resulting from the conversion into association with the patient identification information.   
     
     
         6 . The medical information management system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the storage device includes a processing circuit configured to:
 identify a plurality of pieces of medical information of a same patient acquired by a same or a different extra-order device, and 
   the processing circuit included in the medical information management apparatus acquires the identified pieces of medical information of the same patient as medical information of the patient who is to use the hospital, and brings the acquired medical information into association with the patient identification information.   
     
     
         7 . The medical information management system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the storage device includes a processing circuit configured to:
 judge whether times and locations at which pieces of medical information were obtained by mutually-different extra-order devices are same as or close to each other; and 
 update issued identification information corresponding to at least one of the pieces of medical information, when it is determined that the times and the locations at which the pieces of medical information were obtained are the same as or close to each other, and 
   the processing circuit included in the medical information management apparatus brings the medical information of which the issued identification information has been updated, into association with the patient identification information.   
     
     
         8 . The medical information management system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the storage device includes a processing circuit configured to:
 judge whether or not pieces of patient specifying information match each other, the pieces of specifying information each being included in a different one of pieces of medical information obtained by mutually-different extra-order devices; and 
 update issued identification information corresponding to at least one of the pieces of medical information, when it is determined that the pieces of patient specifying information match each other, and 
   the processing circuit included in the medical information management apparatus brings the medical information of which the issued identification information has been updated, into association with the patient identification information.   
     
     
         9 . The medical information management system according to  claim 1 , wherein the extra-order device is an extra-order device kept in association with a transporter configured to transport the patient to the hospital. 
     
     
         10 . A medical information management apparatus comprising a processing circuit configured to:
 obtain medical information of a patient who is to use a hospital, from among pieces of medical information of patients acquired without following a medical order issued by the hospital and stored in a storage device; and   obtain patient identification information uniquely identifying, within the hospital, the patient who is to use the hospital and to further bring the medical information of the patient obtained by the medical information obtaining unit, into association with the patient identification information.   
     
     
         11 . A medical information management method implemented by a processing circuit of a medical information management apparatus, the medical information management method comprising:
 obtaining medical information of a patient who is to use a hospital, from among pieces of medical of patients acquired without following a medical order issued by the hospital and stored in a storage device; and   obtaining patient identification information uniquely identifying, within the hospital, the patient who is to use the hospital and further bringing the medical information of the patient obtained by the medical information obtaining unit, into association with the patient identification information.